EP #310: Schneider Buys PTC, Starbucks Eyes Chipotle, and Starlink Goes After Your Phone Plan

<p>Mega deals, dividend stocks, and lots of listener questions. It was a busy week in the market, so Edgi and Derek catch up on the news and work through your questions.</p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Schneider Electric wants to buy PTC for €22.6 billion. Does the deal make sense, and is a 42% premium too much?</li><li>Starbucks is reportedly looking at Chipotle. Where is the synergy, and what does it mean for the dividend?</li><li>Starlink Mobile wants to compete with Verizon, AT&amp;T and T-Mobile, and Verizon’s share price took a hit.</li><li>Ireland’s new investment account: €12,000 per year, tax-free up to €50,000, and what it means for Irish investors.</li><li>PepsiCo earnings, the Starbucks dividend hike of 1.6% and Tesco’s 5.2% increase to its interim dividend.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Listener questions:</strong></p><ul><li>Why not buy bonds at 6% yields instead of dividend stocks?</li><li>Preferred stocks, closed end funds and building a dividend portfolio with only ETFs</li><li>DRIP, currency effects and when to sell before a dividend cut</li><li>Home Depot, Tomra, IIPR, credit bureaus, and BP versus Shell</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Join the conversation:</strong></p><p>- Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dividendtalk</p><p>- Discord: https://discord.gg/xfS35ufm6H<br>- Follow eDGI on X: <a href="https://x.com/European_DGI">https://x.com/European_DGI</a></p><p><br></p><p>Become a Dividend Talk Premium member for €129 a year at <a href="https://dividendtalk.eu">https://dividendtalk.eu</a>. You get more than 150 dividend stock cards, over 60 deep dives, and a course on reading the three financial statements. A major redesign is coming soon for members, including uploading your own stock list to track dividend safety and changes.</p><p><br></p><p><em><strong>Disclaimer:</strong></em></p><p><em>This podcast is for entertainment and educational purposes only and is not financial advice. Always do your own research.</em></p><p></p>